Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-20
SENSATIONAL DIVORCE PROCEED.
INGS.
Mrss 1sOWm Accuses Her Husband Of
Conspiracy Against Her Good Fame.


1nthe case OF Warren J. Lown agt. Laura v. Lown
the DEFENDANT has filed her answer by Mr. W. A.
COOK, 70 tne charges made against her by the hus-
oano ID the bill for divorce She admits the mar
rage; tnat they have three children and that she
ieIt Inc mouse on August last, and declared her
intentlon 70 never return, but says the act was
not voluntary on her part, but in consequence Of
long series OF acts OF cruelty on the part OF the
complainant, endangeriny her life and health and
because OF well-grounded apprehension OF bodily
harm, and even loss OF life at the hands Of the
complainant. She denies that she has been fire.
quently guilty OF adultery, and says such charge
denies also that she confessed such acts on Sep.
tem0er last. She denies that she committed
adultery that month with one Haynes on 11th
street, between and r streets
Mr.. Cook also files O cross-bil for her against the
husband, In which she charges that shortly after
tne marriage. April 19, 1871. the defendant began
10 EXHIBIT toward her an evil temper, and followed
II up until she left the house 10 August 1887, and
that ne entered upon q series OF acts Of cruelty,
health She sstes taa3 Se sn@naSs alter the
marriage he assaulted her, and for seven months
abandoned her; that about the expiration OF the
In tormentiDg her in different methods He in
and gong to i've with his people at Mt Pleasant,
ana ne would not provide her with even the neces-
sarfes OF life Three years PRIOR she says, he took
the children from her, leaving her alone In the
ture to his place Of business. and compelled her to
give up the key OF the house, that he placed anony-
nous letters under the door, st ting that the time
up glass goblet and threw 1t at her head, cutting
her head. and at another time locked
her in her bedroom, and held pistol
She further charges that when forced to live with
his mother and sisters his evil treatment continued
shors .Sss sSe s h he came SS the
house at Mount Pleasant when she was washing,
and without uttering word threw stones at her,
Of water threw it at her, saying he wanted to
drown her, and that with his assent his mother
ana sisters Joined In the abuse OF her. she lur-
children against her; that he used such terms as
"hussy" ana "old devil" and other terms even
less elegant toward her; that under the pressure
ana influence OF this treatment she was compelled
to abandon him. Upon her so doing she alleges
he employed detectives and Others to watch her
by day and BY night, she having taken up her res
fdence with her sister at $40 Maine avenue, near
9Th street.
She states that on or about Sept she was visit
called Haynes, and shortly after visited with him
a restaurant on 1Ith street, between z and K
streets and entered one OF the rooms preparatory
was left open, and while there Haynes, by
force, placed her In compromising attitude
and while In that position the defendant, with
one Morrison and one Bios entered the room and
there charged her with adultery. She charges, on
Information and belief, that Haynes was at the
time in the pay Of the defendant, and she was en-
ticed and taken TO the place on false representa-
lions and statements, in pursuance OF aconSplracy
between Haynes and the other persons named, one
Ferguson and Others whose names are unknown
and that the money was furnished by the defend
ant TO these persons to carry out the conspiracy.
She charges that the filing OF the bill against her
was the result OF the conspiracy, and that he has
done her irreparabie injury. She further states
that the Defendant Is man OF large means, hav-
ing real estate and bank account estimated at
from So, 900 to 100000. The only piece OF prop
erty she had she says, has been sold, and the pro-
ceeds, 81, AGO. were placed in his hands, and he
retains the amount, and fails to account for IT.
She asks divorce the custody or her children, and
aiimOnY.